Overview

• Police arrested Raheem in Kushinagar after an exchange of fire, with officials saying he was injured and hospitalized in stable condition.
• Two more suspects were detained for questioning and a villager-caught accused, Ajab Hussain, remains under treatment, while rewards were announced for two fugitives.
• Investigators said the post-mortem ruled out gunshot wounds and attributed the 19-year-old’s death to antemortem head injuries consistent with being pushed from a moving vehicle.
• The Jungle Dhusar outpost in-charge and entire staff were suspended pending inquiry, and five police teams continue searches under oversight from senior UP officials.
• Tensions persisted with a torched vehicle, road blockade and stone-pelting that injured the SP (North) and the local SHO, as the family sought ₹1 crore compensation, a government job and harsh punishment.